CVE-2013-6494 json
fedup 0.9.0 in Fedora 19, 20, and 21 uses a temporary directory with a static name for its download cache, which allows local users to caus…
published 11y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-6297
- cvss
- 2.1
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 32%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
fedup 0.9.0 in Fedora 19, 20, and 21 uses a temporary directory with a static name for its download cache, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (prevention of system updates).
Patch / fix
- github.com/wgwoods/fedup/issues/44 advisory
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red hat product security vex CVE-2013-6494 updated cvss 2.1
fedup: /var/tmp/fedora-upgrade temporary directory creation vulnerability
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-17 DEPRECATED: Code
References
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github.com
/wgwoods/fedup/issues/44
patch, vendor-advisory
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/141698.html
vendor-advisory
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/142933.html
vendor-advisory
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/142698.html
vendor-advisory
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bugzilla.redhat.com
/show_bug.cgi?id=1066679
vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/70874
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2013-6494
- NVD CVE-2013-6494
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